A spectacular full-length portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830), the most successful portrait painter of his time, is set to make up to £500,000 in Bonhams’ Old Master Paintings sale in London, New Bond Street on 5 December 2007. Lawrence was one of the most talented and respected artists of the Regency era despite never having received any artistic instruction. His natural eye was to catapult him into an entirely different social stratosphere, from the son of a failed innkeeper to the President of the Royal Academy and lover to the ... Read the full story

AuctionPublicity.com – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it will apply to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming auction of wireless spectrum in the 700 megahertz (MHz) band. As part of the nationally mandated transition to digital television, the 700 MHz spectrum auction — which begins January 24, 2008 — will free up spectrum airwaves for more efficient wireless Internet service for consumers. Advocacy by public interest groups and Google earlier this year helped ensure that regardless of which ... Read the full story

AuctionPublicity.com – Bonhams will be hosting a retrospective of the work of Helen Holmes, jeweller and much admired friend of John Betjeman. A collection of intimate and previously unpublished letters from Betjeman will be revealed, along with a signed copy of his 1962 verse autobiography “Summoned by Bells”. The exhibition will be held at Bonhams in Knowle from the 3 rd-6 th and 10 th- 12 th November then at Bonhams’ Bath salesroom from 7 th- 12 th December. Some of the exhibits will also be auctioned by Bonhams in May at Knowle. ... Read the full story

Christie’s are delighted to present the sale of Turin London Corfu: The Collection of Giorgio Marsan and Umberta Nasi in a unique two-day auction on 12 and 13 December 2007 in London. The very epitome of Italian elegance, the collection is drawn from the beautiful Villa Silvio Pellico in Moncalieri, in the hills overlooking Turin; an apartment in London’s fashionable Cadogan Square and the historic fort of Kouloura, Corfu. From bold to conventional, ancient to modern, this stylish collection is united by the chic and impeccable taste with which it ... Read the full story

Christie’s is proud to present an historically important natural pearl, diamond and ruby necklace, the pearls of which belonged to Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), in the London Magnificent Jewellery sale on Wednesday 12 December 2007. The Property of a Nobleman, this exquisite necklace of extraordinary provenance has never been offered at auction before and the pearls have been in the same family for over 200 years. It is estimated to realise between £350,000 and £400,000 and is one of the leading jewellery highlights of the winter ... Read the full story

Auctions International Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AUCI), a technology company that owns and markets proprietary software that enables real time online auctions of virtually any commodity in the wholesale market, issued today a progress report to shareholders from President Douglas Mann. Dear Valued Shareholders: I am very pleased to discuss the material developments at Auctions International since we launched our first technology application, AutoBidLive.com, in July 2007. Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary, AutoBidLive is focused exclusively on facilitating ... Read the full story

AuctionPublicity.com – Escala Group, Inc. (ESCL.PK) Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin auction house, was once again the Official Auctioneer of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention held on November 14 to 17, 2007, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Offering more than 3,000 coin lots and over 1,000 currency lots, the auction was the largest ever by number of lots for Bowers and Merena and realized a total of $9,465,252, Bowers and Merena’s highest sales record for a Baltimore auction in years. This was Bowers and ... Read the full story

(Oceanside, N.Y.) – A fine and rare flintlock type Kentucky long rifle, made in the early 1800s by John Armstrong of Emmitsburg, Md., sold for $98,875 at a multi-estate sale held November 17-18 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The auction featured items from prominent area estates and included rare books, important photographs and militaria. The rifle was the top lot in a sale that grossed around $750,000. “The old adage really is true: high-end merchandise brings high-end prices,” said Philip Weiss. “People were lining up to buy everything ... Read the full story

PropertyRoom.com, the largest site for online police auctions, announced today the launch of a new program for cars, trucks, boats and other large capital assets. The program rounds out PropertyRoom.com?s law enforcement auction services, which traditionally focused on smaller items such as jewelry, watches, laptops, tools and bicycles. The new program includes Silver, Gold and Platinum service tiers, ranging from in-place auction to pick-up and haul-away. All tiers include access to superior online auction technology and marketing support. Based on a pilot ... Read the full story

AuctionPublicity – The Rapaport Certified Diamond Auction will feature for the first time six lots of top quality one carat diamonds free of any reserve prices. Bidding for the six lots will start at $0. An additional thirty-three lots of one carat and larger, D-G, IF-VS2, Excellent to Very Good cut, GIA graded diamonds will be offered for sale to the trade at low reserve prices. “Buyers now have an opportunity to set their own prices for the finest quality one carat diamonds. By reducing reserve prices and offering lots with no reserve we are ... Read the full story

Bidz.com (NASDAQ:BIDZ), a leading online auctioneer of jewelry, today announced that sales during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, from Friday to Sunday were up 78% over last year. “We are pleased to see such a dramatic improvement to our holiday sales,” said David Zinberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bidz.com. “It is a testament to the attractiveness of our unique auction format and our continued focus on delighting the customer. We believe that consumers are discovering that there is no other place to go to for quality ... Read the full story

This could be a dream holiday for your favorite cycling fan or even you. Beginning Nov. 26, for 10 days, you can bid on three ultra-exclusive, one-of-a-kind Team CSC cycling gifts on eBay. All proceeds from this auction will benefit Velokhaya, the fundraising initiative of South Africa’s Life Cycling Academy. Team CSC, Cervelo and Computer Sciences Corporation are the international partners of Velokhaya, dedicated to helping achieve the vision of “Growth Through Cycling.” Velokhaya will use the proceeds to purchase bicycles and build a ... Read the full story

Bonhams October 18th auction of Fine Jewelry featured Art Deco signed pieces from private collections from across the United States. Collectors, members of the trade and jewelry aficionados assembled for the 3-City simulcast sale, placing bids in the New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles salesrooms, as well as via telephone during the spirited auction. Highlighting the sale was a selection of large diamonds including a diamond solitaire weighing 10.02ct., selling within estimate for $120,000, while an 11.40ct. round brilliant-cut diamond sold for ... Read the full story

AuctionPublicity.com – Monday 3 December 2007 at 6pm – The Sydney December Fine Jewellery sale is arguably the best collection Bonhams & Goodman has had the pleasure of offering. It is an exceptional auction of over 270 lots of antique and contemporary jewellery from three estates and private vendors. The collection includes many good and fine quality diamonds from 1ct to 7.36cts. A private client is selling a collection of fine quality white and black South Sea pearls – the largest we have ever offered. There is a good selection of 30 ... Read the full story

Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, presents entertainment memorabilia at auction twice yearly, the Sunday, December 9, 2007 sale to feature vintage and contemporary film and television props, animation cels, costumes and rock memorabilia in Los Angeles. Up for auction is an original cel from Fantasia, the 1940 Disney film widely considered one of the best animation features of all time. Bonahams is pleased to announce the offering of animation art from the Estate of Vladimir Tytla, one of the great Disney animators from their ... Read the full story

Bloomsbury’s inaugural Vintage and Modern Poster sale on 13th December 2007 will be eclectic and encompass all genres and styles. The Art nouveau and Art Deco movements will be the mainstay with Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Cheret, Kurzweil as well as Cassandre, Carlu, Bernard and Colin being represented. The sale contains approximately 250 lots and has a strong Film section with such classics as The Godfather, Blow Up, an Italian version of Breakfast at Tiffanys, Manhattan and My Fair Lady, the spoof film Casino Royale with Peter Sellers and The Party. For ... Read the full story

A carpet which was estimated to sell for hundreds of pounds sold for a massive £11,000 at the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Friday 16th November. “It was a classic tale. The West Country lady client was moving to be near her family in London and took advantage of the free home visit service we offer for help and advice with regard to selling antiques. Having consulted her family, and knowing what she could and could not accommodate, she then called us back to arrange collection. However, the carpet was an afterthought, and she really only ... Read the full story

According to USiFF online auction founder, Rene Holliday, the traffic volume has increased on shopping listings that have added this new feature on usiff.com online auctions. This new feature allows sellers to add keywords that relate directly to each listing, which has made our shopping items easier to find on search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. USiFF Online Auction sellers continue to praise USiFF as an excellent alternative online auction site. One recent praise, “Thank you so much for all your help!” said USiFF member ~ ... Read the full story

When managers within the same company compete for internal resources such as machines, consultants, and workspace, how does top management figure out who should get what? Recently, some organizations have embraced creating markets within firms to let managers duke it out by buying and selling resources. Hewlett-Packard has created markets for allocating computing power and conference rooms, and Ford uses an internal market for distributing cars to dealers. A recent study of internal online auctions finds that, in some cases, auctions indeed can streamline the ... Read the full story

AuctionPublicity.com – Three (3) months into launching AuctionCommunity.com, a free forum for the auction industry, the site has over 1000 members and has hosted over 1700 posts, according to Richard Romanus, President and CEO of AuctionServices.com, Inc. AuctionServices.com launched the online community in August to address the communication gap between auctioneers, realtors, and the public. Romanus has worked with the auction industry since 1993 and noted the need for an open forum in which the public, realtors, and auctioneers could have open ... Read the full story